and i yield the floor to congresswoman sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: i would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from new york and the distinguished the gentleman from nevada. and i particularly want to thank them for hosting this vital discussion, this special order and pay tribute to them for doing a service to the nation. when we speak on the floor of the house and we come from different states, new york, nevada, texas, ohio, i think we have just about covered america. it has an amazing impact on our colleagues and certainly constituents. so we all owe you a debt of gratitude for the forward thinking and particularly since the day has a double meaning, one, this is the 100th birthday of rosa parks. she's often called the mother of civil rights. then our president over the last couple of weeks and as the gentleman from nevada knows, spent time with him, to speak eloquently about the need for this pathway of access to legalization going forward. so i'm grateful again for your willingness to host this and to begin to surge forward, c